NEW JERSEY — About 715 boys were named Liam and 480 girls were named Olivia last year in New Jersey making them 2023’s most popular baby names, according to data recently released by the Social Security Administration.
Here are the top 10 female names last year in New Jersey:
1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Mia
4. Sophia
5. Isabella
6. Charlotte
7. Ava
8. Amelia
9. Madison
10. Leah
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Here are the top 10 male names last year in New Jersey:
1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Lucas
4. Joseph
5. Michael
6. James
7. Jack
8. Jacob
9. Luca
10. Ethan
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Nationally, the top names for baby boys and girls were, respectively:
- Liam and Olivia
- Noah and Emma
- Oliver and Charlotte
- James and Amelia
- Elijah and Sophia
- Mateo and Mia
- Theodore and Isabella
- Henry and Ava
- Lucas and Evelyn
- William and Luna
Although not the most popular names, trending names in 2023 included Izael, Chozen, Eiden, Cassian and Kyren for boys and Kaeli, Alitzel, Emryn, Adhara and Azari for girls, according to the report.
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